Archive for Year: 2011

Mastic is a resin extracted from the trunk of the mastic tree.  The mastic drips out of the mastic tree trunk as if the tree were crying - so the resin is called …

These maple cupcakes topped with bacon, poached eggs, and my maple Hollandaise sauce form cupcakes Benedict. The combination of sweet and savory is perfection and they are a huge hit at a family brunch. …

I'm a carbs girl - as if you couldn't have guessed that. Come brunch time, you'll find me ordering the French toast, waffles, pancakes, or crepes (I barely take the time to the read the …

Diving into these maple pecan cupcakes from the top, you’ll be met with butter pecan buttercream frosting that tastes exactly like butter pecan ice cream – so much so that you may be tempted …

These mini cranberry cheese Danishes are the perfect size and pack a ton of flavor! I made these single-serving mini Danishes with a cranberry cheese filling. I got a bit carried away …

Round challah (airy, eggy, braided bread) is baked for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. Learn to make this traditional bread from scratch!  Challah is a rich …

Mesquite flour (or mesquite powder or mesquite meal, as it is sometimes called) is likely a new ingredient to you. I hadn't heard of mesquite flour before I received a free sample of mesquite …

This edible peanut butter cookie dough is safe to eat raw (no eggs!). Use it in any recipes that call for cookie dough or just eat it by the spoonful! …

Sure, we call them sweet peas, but most people don't think of peas as a sweet. Prior to making my sweet pea and ricotta cupcakes, I'd never had peas in a dessert. Although these …

These yellow cupcakes look like vanilla cupcakes, and it's surprising that they aren't. Because they are made with cocoa butter instead of regular butter, they have a light, chocolaty flavor. If you weren't …

Close your eyes and you'll think you're eating chocolate chip cookies.   Open them, and you'll notice that there are no chocolate chips.  The cookie doesn't show any signs of having chocolate - no cocoa …

Prior to making sweet and salty crispy roasted chickpeas (garbanzo beans), chickpeas did not entice me at snack time. I always reached for chocolate, Graham crackers, and other snacks. Silly me! I now realize that …

Latik, a Filipino dessert topping, is made by cooking down coconut milk or coconut cream (the more solid stuff on the top of a can of coconut milk) for hours until it separates into fried …

Hemp seed is misunderstood. While hemp has been accepted for use as a fabric, hemp products - like hemp seed - have yet to become mainstream in our kitchens. Certain assumptions are made about …

These Easter cupcakes baked in real egg shells are an unforgettable treat! They're also great as an edible April Fools' Day joke. I watched my Grandmother's face when she realized that I hadn't handed …